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. >> the nra has made a statement today. the key part saying they're prepared to make meaningful contributions to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> don't hold your breath. >> jeffrey, tell me this annoying -- what did he call me, a bucolic brit. as someone who went through, very similar, the children same age killed. which means we only get 35 gun letters a year. it's the same in australia. many european companies have a similar rate. we just don't get how the nr are a is apparently so powerful that it's able to dictate policy on this on the way it does. is that going to change that michael bloomberg came out and said stop being so terrified of the nra. >> i think nra is just as powerful as they have been. and they have all the time in the world. the news media, we have a short attention span. six months from now, we're not going to be covering this story around the clock. but the nra is going to be working even harder. any debate about gun control will start to get bogged down in details which do you band, do you ban
. >> the nra has made a statement today. the key part saying they're prepared to make meaningful contributions to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> don't hold your breath. >> jeffrey, tell me this annoying -- what did he call me, a bucolic brit. as someone who went through, very similar, the children same age killed. which means we only get 35 gun letters a year. it's the same in australia. many european companies have a similar rate. we just don't get how the nr are a...
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the responsibility serve inner with the nra. never with gun owners, never the laws. always with video games and other things outside of that when people are not being killed they're watching a video game. they're being killed because they have access to a gun. >> it's upon nerve this country whether a firearms owner or not to work together to identify people who shouldn't have firearms. we've got, as i mentioned, 155 million people in homes that have at least one firearm. >> i agree with you. listen -- >> we're talking about -- >> we should be working with people, identifying people. >> we've got to. >> who should not have access to guns but can do that and not look at gun laws and gun enthusiasts and people who are, the nra members can't just say, we have to look at this and not look at that. >> okay. let's say for example that the a.r. 15 platform is banned. okay? it's banned. the next mentally disturbed individual who goes into an environment where it's a so-called gun-free zone, he can go in there, he or she, with a pistol,
the responsibility serve inner with the nra. never with gun owners, never the laws. always with video games and other things outside of that when people are not being killed they're watching a video game. they're being killed because they have access to a gun. >> it's upon nerve this country whether a firearms owner or not to work together to identify people who shouldn't have firearms. we've got, as i mentioned, 155 million people in homes that have at least one firearm. >> i agree...
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even nra members, 74% of nra members and 89% of all gun owners want background checks before anybody can get a gun, so the men and women in congress have to stiffen their backs, not be afraid of the organization the nra, because the members of the nra are better than the organization, and it's time for us to act finally once and for all. >> howard, your boss, mayor michael bloomberg, has been leading the charge on gun control throughout the year. he was on "meet the press" yesterday and had strong words calling on the president to exhibit leadership on the issue. i think there is a sense nationally that this time is different. we just talked to chris jansing on the ground in newtown, but that there is -- that i think for folks who have wanted to see reform on our nation's gun laws, that this could be an inflexion point. does the mayor share that feeling? >> he hopes so. you know, i may be alone in this, but i am just no longer comforted by comforting words. i feel like as the governor said, you know, we've become very good at doing these memorials after these events and then nothing
even nra members, 74% of nra members and 89% of all gun owners want background checks before anybody can get a gun, so the men and women in congress have to stiffen their backs, not be afraid of the organization the nra, because the members of the nra are better than the organization, and it's time for us to act finally once and for all. >> howard, your boss, mayor michael bloomberg, has been leading the charge on gun control throughout the year. he was on "meet the press"...
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the nra spends about 66 times as much on lobbying as the brady campaign. and they spent during the campaign contributing to candidates 4100 times as much as the brady campaign. this has now become a one-sided discussion, and america deserves a discussion. >> this has been a tipping point. i think it was so grotesque, coming on the back of aurora, which in itself was horrifying beyond belief, a movie theater, now elementary school children. barack obama after being reelected, he has to think of a legacy now. does he want his legacy to be a series of further mass shootings in which he did nothing. because there are going to be more mass shootings. there have been four already in the last four years of increasing appalling detail. there is going to be worse. >> i think that you're right in the sense that every cause has an inflection point. and this may be the inflection point for the cause of people who want to at least see a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban. but i think that what we have to do as a society, and what i hope the president will be prep
the nra spends about 66 times as much on lobbying as the brady campaign. and they spent during the campaign contributing to candidates 4100 times as much as the brady campaign. this has now become a one-sided discussion, and america deserves a discussion. >> this has been a tipping point. i think it was so grotesque, coming on the back of aurora, which in itself was horrifying beyond belief, a movie theater, now elementary school children. barack obama after being reelected, he has to...
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i mean, it is very difficult to get any politician really who wants to be re-elected to fight the nra and that is what it boils down to is the 4.3 million who are part of the nra and the mi millions they give out in terms of the supporting politicians who support their agenda, and until we get some politicians with enough courage to stand up to the nra, we won't get any movement on this from either party, because both parties are getting money from the nra. >> so, but, will, why keep putting off this conversation, and keep putting it on the back burner as we say about the econo economy, we keep spending and spending and spending and nobody is doing anything about it, and why keep putting off this particular issue, because of politics or just because of a very strong gun lobby? >> well, the reason that the conversation is being put off, don, is because of politics. you have to have two opposing up opinions to have the debate. the democratic party in the conventional wisdom goes, abandoned the issue after 2000 and the analysis is that al gore took hard gore gun-banning positions in the
i mean, it is very difficult to get any politician really who wants to be re-elected to fight the nra and that is what it boils down to is the 4.3 million who are part of the nra and the mi millions they give out in terms of the supporting politicians who support their agenda, and until we get some politicians with enough courage to stand up to the nra, we won't get any movement on this from either party, because both parties are getting money from the nra. >> so, but, will, why keep...
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his number one target the nra. >> what would you like the nra to know? >> that i think the public has finally come to the conclusion we are going to do the this whether you like it or not and connecticut is because of some of their actions. >> you hold them responsibility. >> i hold you and me responsibility. we didn't pay attention to what our legislators were doing. we have let our society, our country degenerate to the point where we have a murder rate that you cannot compare it to other countries. you can't put it on the same scale. >> the nra believes that it is working in the best interest of the american people. >> i don't know. they are not supposed to do that. they are supposed to work in the best interest of gun owners. they don't have a responsibility for the american people. they are paid for by the gun owners. there's nothing wrong with that. it is the rest of us that cave in to them that are irresponsible. >> a lot of people will be surprised to know fur on the no fly list, you can't fly but you can buy a gun. >> absolutely. >> he says for
his number one target the nra. >> what would you like the nra to know? >> that i think the public has finally come to the conclusion we are going to do the this whether you like it or not and connecticut is because of some of their actions. >> you hold them responsibility. >> i hold you and me responsibility. we didn't pay attention to what our legislators were doing. we have let our society, our country degenerate to the point where we have a murder rate that you cannot...
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this is not the nra representing a minority. the reason its peaks and everybody listens is because obviously, democrats and republicans and the majority of americans agree. it is not a lot, it is is a reflection of public opinion. that is why there is no debate on. >> that is not the case. they intimidate politicians on both sides, both parties. >> if the people were on your side on the issue, there woululd be no intimidation. >> as far back as much was lopsided like a 70% they had enormous power and they managed to intimidate -- >> try once to blame the democrats instead -- >> i blame everybody. >> republicans are not? >> republicans have an issue democrats will not oppose it -- [laughter] >> republicans act out of courage and conviction. >> do you like that position? do you agree with that position? >> i have spoken on this show for 20 years that i am not an opponent of gun control. >> republicans are wrong, sir? >> the reason that this is happening is not because of a lobby but because of a consensus among the majority of ame
this is not the nra representing a minority. the reason its peaks and everybody listens is because obviously, democrats and republicans and the majority of americans agree. it is not a lot, it is is a reflection of public opinion. that is why there is no debate on. >> that is not the case. they intimidate politicians on both sides, both parties. >> if the people were on your side on the issue, there woululd be no intimidation. >> as far back as much was lopsided like a 70%...
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does the nra have disproportionate power? you argued a moment ago they didn't have the power they once did in a presidential election. >> i'll give you a good example. i'm not the kind of person to sit back and say, you know, the world is getting worse for my kids, and i'm gone, i don't care about their lives. i do care about their lives. i'm going to do everything while i'm alive to make the world a better place for my kids but also for society. and take a look. one of the things i decided to do in the last election was to support some candidates that were running against those that had great records with the nra, where the nra was putting their money into one side. i decided to put my money into the other side. >> joe baca in california, one of the democrats that you supported? >> we won four out of seven -- four out of seven where the nra supported every one of those four and we won with a small amount of money. there is this myth that the nra is so powerful. you go back to what happened back when the democrats lost after
does the nra have disproportionate power? you argued a moment ago they didn't have the power they once did in a presidential election. >> i'll give you a good example. i'm not the kind of person to sit back and say, you know, the world is getting worse for my kids, and i'm gone, i don't care about their lives. i do care about their lives. i'm going to do everything while i'm alive to make the world a better place for my kids but also for society. and take a look. one of the things i...
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thanks to the nra. go ahead. >> what i was going to say is that is exactly one of the solutions to this problem, real tow start paying attention. start educating our youth on what it means, life and death with gun ownership and also, to pay attention to those signs, almost all of these -- you mentioned all had some sign of mental illness, some issue that is going on with them. the family needs to be aware of this and needs to bring it to the table because it could save lives. >> let us know what you think. please follow me on twitter @bonnie erbe or @to the tea. from the politics of gun control to more women in congress. >> almost 300 women have filed to run for u.s house seats this election season, and with 20 states yet to hold primary elections, we're on track to shatter the record of women running for seats in the general election. women are not running for the u.s. senate in record breaking numbers but so far, 36 women have filed, with 23 still in t running. north dakota senate candidate heidi heit
thanks to the nra. go ahead. >> what i was going to say is that is exactly one of the solutions to this problem, real tow start paying attention. start educating our youth on what it means, life and death with gun ownership and also, to pay attention to those signs, almost all of these -- you mentioned all had some sign of mental illness, some issue that is going on with them. the family needs to be aware of this and needs to bring it to the table because it could save lives. >> let...
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and you went after the nra. when we look at the nra and they've poured millions of dollars into lobbying efforts since 1999. in 1999 they spent $1.6 million in lobbying all the way to last year, 2011 they spend $2,905,000 in lobbying. is it the lobbying dollars and the amount of money they put in? is it their leverage over grading members of congress? what is it you feel the nra is doing that has such influence? >> the lobbying is just the tip of the iceberg. they spend millions of dollars targeted on campaigns and they are very effective at just making stuff up. you heard one of the leaders of the nra recently proclaiming that president obama has a secret plan to take away america's guns in a second term. it's absolutely hogwash. but they have the big lie. they focus campaign contradictions. they do lobbying. and it's reached a point where it is paralytic to move things forward. from my vantage point, however, what's important is that they are so extreme they're out of touch with the majority of their own membe
and you went after the nra. when we look at the nra and they've poured millions of dollars into lobbying efforts since 1999. in 1999 they spent $1.6 million in lobbying all the way to last year, 2011 they spend $2,905,000 in lobbying. is it the lobbying dollars and the amount of money they put in? is it their leverage over grading members of congress? what is it you feel the nra is doing that has such influence? >> the lobbying is just the tip of the iceberg. they spend millions of...
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. >> is it the nra? >> it a partly the nra. i think part of it is too, though, if the nra is the only voice in the room then legislatures will listen to the nra. gun violence is an epidemic in this country. 30,000 are killed and 70,000 are injured by guns every year in america. and people need to convey that message to the legislatures. >> nra members themselves many of whom support rational gun laws, don't they? >> that is absolutely right. >> so why is there a disconnect between the membership of the nra and the policy arm of the nra? >> i think the policy arm likes to create fear campaigns. we're told that any step towards reasonable gun laws is going to be a full-scale confiscation. >> who is on the board of the nra? >> that's a good question -- >> gun manufacturers are on the board aren't they? not totally, but there are a number on the board -- >> the manufacturing industry is very connected to the nra, and with good reasons. and i think fear campaigns and the increase in military-style weapons, those are to cater to peop
. >> is it the nra? >> it a partly the nra. i think part of it is too, though, if the nra is the only voice in the room then legislatures will listen to the nra. gun violence is an epidemic in this country. 30,000 are killed and 70,000 are injured by guns every year in america. and people need to convey that message to the legislatures. >> nra members themselves many of whom support rational gun laws, don't they? >> that is absolutely right. >> so why is there a...
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the nra won't allow it. politicians are afraid of the nra. talk about that, continuing to talk about it and take your calls but first, we get the latest from across the board, to the's currentnize update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good morning, lisa. >> good morning, bill. good morning, everyone. president obama is headed to nevada today after spending sunday in colorado meeting with the victim's families and survivors of the mass shooting in aurora. james holmes will appear in court for the first time this morning. he is accused of killing 12 people and wounding dozens more. as we have heard on bill press, police are now saying holmes is able to build his arsenal on home without any federal background check. the shooting has has mayor michael bloomberg calling for the candidates to doe bate gun control. a non-issue in this season's campaign. and romney says he does not support any new gun laws. president obama obama said he would push to reinstate the federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 but he backed away from gun co
the nra won't allow it. politicians are afraid of the nra. talk about that, continuing to talk about it and take your calls but first, we get the latest from across the board, to the's currentnize update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good morning, lisa. >> good morning, bill. good morning, everyone. president obama is headed to nevada today after spending sunday in colorado meeting with the victim's families and survivors of the mass shooting in aurora. james holmes will appear...
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it is not nra representing a minority. the reason is speech in everybody this is because democrats and republicans and the majority of the public -- it is a reflection of public opinion and that is why there is no debate on it. >> that is not the k street they intimate politicians on both sides, both parties. >> if people are on the side on the issue, there would be no intimation. >> when it was lopsided, 70%, they have enormous power, great clout -- >> try once to plan the democrats instead of one outside of the. -- blame the democrats instead of one outside lobby. >> republicans are not? >> republicans have a position and democrats want to oppose a it. [laughter] >> do you like that position? >> i of the spoken on this program for 20 years, i'm not an opponent of gun control. >> so republicans are wrong, sir? >> the reason this is not happening is because of a consensus among the majority of americans. >> we have a terrific police chief here. ask her where she stands on gun control, asked mayor bloomberg, any chief in th
it is not nra representing a minority. the reason is speech in everybody this is because democrats and republicans and the majority of the public -- it is a reflection of public opinion and that is why there is no debate on it. >> that is not the k street they intimate politicians on both sides, both parties. >> if people are on the side on the issue, there would be no intimation. >> when it was lopsided, 70%, they have enormous power, great clout -- >> try once to plan...
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if you look at the way the nra is structured, an nra member pays $35 a year. you can't vote for the board of directors of the nra unless you give a thousand dollars to become a lifetime member. this thought a 4 million member membership but only a couple of thousand can actually vote for the board of directors. the board of directors are beyond extreme. for instance, one of their members, bob brown, publishes -- he owns a company called "pat let impress, publishes "soldier of mercy" and his "how to kill and assassinate without being caught" book series. these are guys that really are on the far extreme and want to arm everybody and sell fear that democrats are going to take your guns away in order to then create a bigger market for gun sales. >> right. >> you know, we now have no ban on assault weapons. so 71 shot at aurora colorado 83 killed that day 71 shot in that one instance, you can buy an ak 47 or an ar-15 with a high-capacity ammunition clip cash and carry and in 33 states at 5,000 gun shows without an id or a background check. >> right. >> and by the
if you look at the way the nra is structured, an nra member pays $35 a year. you can't vote for the board of directors of the nra unless you give a thousand dollars to become a lifetime member. this thought a 4 million member membership but only a couple of thousand can actually vote for the board of directors. the board of directors are beyond extreme. for instance, one of their members, bob brown, publishes -- he owns a company called "pat let impress, publishes "soldier of...
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the nra, part of it is, i ran in pennsylvania, the second biggest nra. i ran statewide three times. the nra vigorously opposed all three times. >> also, if people want to complain about the nra the smart thing for them to do is to organize, you know, get their own lobbying group that has the same kind of clout. >> aurora, colorado, very intelligent. i defy you to write a gun control law to prevent someone like this from getting the arms that he wants. i just think that this is a mistake. a moment ago joe made a statement, he gave us an theory, it's an empirical theory, which is the globalization of entertainment will cause or is causing things like this to happen more and more, these are testable hypothesis. let's test them. >> it's true that we're seeing more frequent incidents like this in this country. i mean, we're on a national sugar rush in this country. the internet is part of it. you know, the entertainment industry is part of it. the irresponsibility about gun laws is part of it. i mean, it's all together. >> listen, we can make all of declarative statements that we want. b
the nra, part of it is, i ran in pennsylvania, the second biggest nra. i ran statewide three times. the nra vigorously opposed all three times. >> also, if people want to complain about the nra the smart thing for them to do is to organize, you know, get their own lobbying group that has the same kind of clout. >> aurora, colorado, very intelligent. i defy you to write a gun control law to prevent someone like this from getting the arms that he wants. i just think that this is a...
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and that was a different nra. >> guest: the nra still does a lot of, i think, worthwhile training and certifying of ability to use firearms safely, and -- but they became politically the leadership that approved the '68 gun control act was overthrown, replaced by others and eventually by charlton heston became a spokesman for that faction, and now we have wayne lapierre firmly in the saddle, and politically it's a very different organization from what it was in 1968, very clearly. also been able to raise huge amounts of money and become maybe the most powerful lobby in washington. and it plays basically on the backlash, on people's fears of -- well, imcrime is rising and the police can't do anything about it, then how are we going to keep ourselves from being robbed? murdered? raped? and son on. we need firearms to defend ourselveses and the nra certainly has been playing on that line for many years. >> host: but as crime is rising in the '8s and early '9s, crack cocaine and the gangs and more sophisticated guns, congress acted again. really only the third time they acted to do a gun
and that was a different nra. >> guest: the nra still does a lot of, i think, worthwhile training and certifying of ability to use firearms safely, and -- but they became politically the leadership that approved the '68 gun control act was overthrown, replaced by others and eventually by charlton heston became a spokesman for that faction, and now we have wayne lapierre firmly in the saddle, and politically it's a very different organization from what it was in 1968, very clearly. also...
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nra will not have any further comments until all the facts are known. both president obama and mitt romney were in agreement today that politics should not be part of the conversation right now. palmt politics should in no way color of reactions to the horrific incidents in colorado. but politics is about policy and what we do as a country to deal with the problems we face. they may not want politics to intrui intrude, but they may not have much of a choice. wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you drive. next time, signal your turn. ...that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. idide? you're not my dad ahh!! hey honey, back feels better, little dancing tonight, you and me? dr. scholl's pro inserts relieve different types of lower body pain by treating at the source so you're a whole new you. go pro with dr. scholl's. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ]
nra will not have any further comments until all the facts are known. both president obama and mitt romney were in agreement today that politics should not be part of the conversation right now. palmt politics should in no way color of reactions to the horrific incidents in colorado. but politics is about policy and what we do as a country to deal with the problems we face. they may not want politics to intrui intrude, but they may not have much of a choice. wherever the wind takes me. this is...
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one is a former member of the nra. i don't have issue with an american's right to defend themselves in their home. i have a massive issue with the ease that people who are clearly unstable can just get their hands on ar-15s and commit these atrocities. >> you know, listen. at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what i think. and it really, with all due respect, doesn't matter what you think. it matters what the vision is of the american public. you know, we all, as a nation, we know we are better than this. that's why we started this website and this petition, wearebetterthanthis.org. we have shootings in malls and movie theaters and places of worship. we need to have an open, honest conversation of what we can do to solve the problem. the american public, you know, do they think that the answer to violence is more violence? that the answer to guns is more guns? you know, i would love to open that up in the public discourse and have the american public decide because i think what we would find is this issue isn't nea
one is a former member of the nra. i don't have issue with an american's right to defend themselves in their home. i have a massive issue with the ease that people who are clearly unstable can just get their hands on ar-15s and commit these atrocities. >> you know, listen. at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what i think. and it really, with all due respect, doesn't matter what you think. it matters what the vision is of the american public. you know, we all, as a nation, we know we...
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the nra has blood on its hands. the nra has blood on its hands. shame on the nra. ban assault weapons now! ban assault weapons now! nra, ban assault weapons now! >> can you voice reaction to these protests? what is your reaction? >> rather than face -- >> stick to the script? >> rather than face their own moral failings, the media demonized lawful gun owners, amplify their cries for more laws and fill the national media with misinformation and dishonest thinking that only delay meaningful action and all but guarantee the next atrocity is only a news cycle away. the media calls semiautomatic firearms machine guns. they claim these civilians semiautomatic firearms are used by the military. they tell us that the 223 round is one of the most powerful rifle calibers when all of these claims are factually untrue. they don't know what they're talking about. worse, they perpetuate the dangerous notion that one more gun ban or one more law imposed on peaceable, lawful people will protect us, where 20,000 other laws have failed. as brave and heroic and as self sacrificing as
the nra has blood on its hands. the nra has blood on its hands. shame on the nra. ban assault weapons now! ban assault weapons now! nra, ban assault weapons now! >> can you voice reaction to these protests? what is your reaction? >> rather than face -- >> stick to the script? >> rather than face their own moral failings, the media demonized lawful gun owners, amplify their cries for more laws and fill the national media with misinformation and dishonest thinking that...
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, the responsibility serve inner with the nra. never with gun owners, never the laws. always with video games and other things outside of that when people are not being kill bawd they're watching a video game. they're being killed because they have access to a gun. >> it's upon nerve this country whether a firearms owner or not to work together to identify people who shouldn't have firearms. we've got, as i mentioned, 155 million people in homes that have at least one firearm. >> i agree with you. listen -- >> we're talking about -- >> we should be working with people, identifying people. >> we've got to. >> who should not have access to guns but can do that and not look at gun laws and gun enthusiasts and peemd who are, the nra members can't just say, we have to look at this and not look at that. >> okay. let's say for example that the a.r. 15 platform is banned. okay? it's banned. the next mentally disturbed individual who goes into an environment where it's a so-called gun-free zone, he can go in there, he or she, with a pistol
, the responsibility serve inner with the nra. never with gun owners, never the laws. always with video games and other things outside of that when people are not being kill bawd they're watching a video game. they're being killed because they have access to a gun. >> it's upon nerve this country whether a firearms owner or not to work together to identify people who shouldn't have firearms. we've got, as i mentioned, 155 million people in homes that have at least one firearm. >> i...
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people absolutely will not take on the nra. it's the most powerful interest group in washington, d.c. >>> let's talk about politics more generally. the president has got a moment here as he'll go out to colorado, as he did after tucson and speak and help people grieve and that's very much his role. mitt romney is headed out on a foreign trip. here is the latest breakdown of where this race stands and the head-to-head couldn't be any closer as we put it up on the screen. it is romney 45 and president obama at 43% according to "the new york times"/cbs poll. bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80 pgt of t 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 48 points, be a republic
people absolutely will not take on the nra. it's the most powerful interest group in washington, d.c. >>> let's talk about politics more generally. the president has got a moment here as he'll go out to colorado, as he did after tucson and speak and help people grieve and that's very much his role. mitt romney is headed out on a foreign trip. here is the latest breakdown of where this race stands and the head-to-head couldn't be any closer as we put it up on the screen. it is romney 45...
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does the nra have disproportionate power? you argued a moment ago they didn't have the power they once did in a presidential election. >> i'll give you a good example. i'm not the kind of person to sit back and say, you know, the world is getting worse for my kids, and i'm gone, i don't care about their lives. i do care about their lives. i'm going to do everything while i'm alive to make the world a better place for my kids but also for society. and take a look. one of the things i decided to do in the last election was to support some candidates that were running against those that had great records with the nra, where the nra was putting their money into one side. i decided to put my money into the other side. >> joe baca in california, one of the democrats that you supported? >> we won four out of seven -- four out of seven where the nra supported every one of those four and we won with a small amount of money. there is this myth that the nra is so powerful. you go back to what happened back when the democrats lost after
does the nra have disproportionate power? you argued a moment ago they didn't have the power they once did in a presidential election. >> i'll give you a good example. i'm not the kind of person to sit back and say, you know, the world is getting worse for my kids, and i'm gone, i don't care about their lives. i do care about their lives. i'm going to do everything while i'm alive to make the world a better place for my kids but also for society. and take a look. one of the things i...
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this is nra members. 74% of nra members believe that everyone who wants to buy a gun should have to pass a background check. and they support banning people on the terrorist watch list from buying weapons. that is not in force. you can buy a gun in america if you are on the terrorist watch list. if we are going to get past the fear on of doing anything at all on gun rights. if we get past the myth of trying to reform gun laws is impossible as a catigroical thing, what if we started with what even the members of the nra want from national gun laws because they want a hell of a lot more than we have right now. the organization that they are a member of may not admit it, but when you poll the members they want improvements. can we start with what nra members want? joining us is carolyn mccarthy, thank you for joining us tonight. nice to have you here. >> thank you, rachel and thank you for giving out that important information to your audience. >> we have had meaningful conversations about gun control, that does not happen after tucson and aurora, do you feel this time could be difference?
this is nra members. 74% of nra members believe that everyone who wants to buy a gun should have to pass a background check. and they support banning people on the terrorist watch list from buying weapons. that is not in force. you can buy a gun in america if you are on the terrorist watch list. if we are going to get past the fear on of doing anything at all on gun rights. if we get past the myth of trying to reform gun laws is impossible as a catigroical thing, what if we started with what...
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. >> the nra's number one -- this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. >> it not a myth that after the assault weapons ban was passed, there was a huge political price for democrats to pay. and nearly 20 years later, they don't want to touch the issue. >> it is true that they lost a lot of seats then t cause and effect isn't quite so clear. and what happened then isn't what happens now. if 27 people killed, to children, if this isn't enough to change the mentality, the saipsyc psych ke of the american public. >> we have this assault rifle, the pistol, the semi-automatic pistols, the 9 millimeters, but we're also learning that these weapons were found and legally purchased by his mother, at her home. she lives in a rural area and had them for self-defense. >> i can't tell you if you stopped people who have psychiatric problems, who have criminal records who have substance abuse problems, who are minors, if you ever stopped any of them from guy buying a gun, that this particular event would not take place. this is just one in a series of what happens again a
. >> the nra's number one -- this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. >> it not a myth that after the assault weapons ban was passed, there was a huge political price for democrats to pay. and nearly 20 years later, they don't want to touch the issue. >> it is true that they lost a lot of seats then t cause and effect isn't quite so clear. and what happened then isn't what happens now. if 27 people killed, to children, if this isn't enough to...
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the nra said in their statement, "the nra, our four million americans and tens of millions of law-abiding americans would own firearms will never surrender our right to keep and bear arms to the united nations." that is why the united nations arms trade treaty has been met with the full opposition of the nra. they are doing everything they can, trace, to make sure that this does not pass. >>trace: just so we are clear the united states constitution trumps any international treaty, right? >>jonathan: absolutely. the supreme court has ruled that all the way back to a legal case over canadian birds, without believe, and the hunting of the birds near the u.s. border with can that in 1920. again and again they have said the international treaties cannot trump the rights of u.s. citizens enshrined in the constitution. those who support this treaty at the u.n. say american gun owners have absolutely nothing to worry about. >> this is not a question for american gun owners. this is a question that the nra should all be behind because it prevents weapons from harming american citizens overseas fro
the nra said in their statement, "the nra, our four million americans and tens of millions of law-abiding americans would own firearms will never surrender our right to keep and bear arms to the united nations." that is why the united nations arms trade treaty has been met with the full opposition of the nra. they are doing everything they can, trace, to make sure that this does not pass. >>trace: just so we are clear the united states constitution trumps any international...
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. >> members of congress and legislators across this country should not be afraid of the nra or the gun manufacturers and should be standing up to say we are going to do something you still have a right to own a gun but we can help people. defenders of gun rights say this will not end mass shooters. >> putting restrictions on the law- abiding wouldn't have much impact in this case. >> officials say the weapons used in friday's shooting were purchased legally starting in may and ending in two weeks ago in gun stores in the denver area. >> as for tightening gun laws, even the rumor on possible restrictions caused a run on am ammunition weeks ago. a powerful reminder of why congress is unlikely to do anything. >> still ahead as we continue on this saturday. stepped up security at theaters across the country amid a lot of jittery nerves. will this tragedy change the way we go to the movies? and later the worst of times bringing out the best on this community. >>> we're back now in aurora, colorado the theater behind me is closed indefinitely. and theaters coast-to-coast have stepped up secu
. >> members of congress and legislators across this country should not be afraid of the nra or the gun manufacturers and should be standing up to say we are going to do something you still have a right to own a gun but we can help people. defenders of gun rights say this will not end mass shooters. >> putting restrictions on the law- abiding wouldn't have much impact in this case. >> officials say the weapons used in friday's shooting were purchased legally starting in may...
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and i think there is a perception in the political world that the nra has more power than the american people. i do not happen to believe that. >> every time one of these things happens, gabrielle gifford s last year. this shooting here. there's an outrage. and then very quickly it dissipates. the american people go back to their normal lives. and they don't demand action in a way i would expect them to. why do so many americans not feel angry enough to demand further gun control? >> well, i would take it one step further. i don't understand why the police officers across this country don't stand up collectively and say, we're going to go on strike. we're not going to protect you. unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what's required to keep us safe. after all, police officers want to go home to their families. and we're doing everything we can to make their job more difficult but, more importantly, more dangerous, by leaving guns in the hands of people who shouldn't have them, and letting people who have those guns buy things like armor-piercing bullets. the only reason
and i think there is a perception in the political world that the nra has more power than the american people. i do not happen to believe that. >> every time one of these things happens, gabrielle gifford s last year. this shooting here. there's an outrage. and then very quickly it dissipates. the american people go back to their normal lives. and they don't demand action in a way i would expect them to. why do so many americans not feel angry enough to demand further gun control?...
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this is nra members. 57% of the nra members believe that everyone who wants to buy a gun should have to pass a criminal background check. 71% of nra members support banning people on the terrorist watch list from purchasing guns. those are not things that are true of american law right, which is amazing. if you are on the freaking terrorist watch list, you can buy a gun in america. if we're going to get past this almost hysterical fear of trying to do anything at all on gun rights, if we're going to try to puncture the myth that anything to reform or rationalize gun laws is absolutely politically impossible as a categorical thing, what would happen if we just started at the edges? what would happen if we just started even members of the nra say they want from national gun laws? because they want a hell of a lot more than we've got right now. the organization they are a member of may not admit that, but when you poll their members, even they want improvements. could we at least start with what nra members want? joining us now is congresswoman carolyn mccarthy. she is a democrat of new
this is nra members. 57% of the nra members believe that everyone who wants to buy a gun should have to pass a criminal background check. 71% of nra members support banning people on the terrorist watch list from purchasing guns. those are not things that are true of american law right, which is amazing. if you are on the freaking terrorist watch list, you can buy a gun in america. if we're going to get past this almost hysterical fear of trying to do anything at all on gun rights, if we're...
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what's the reaction to the nra's proposal at the capitol there? >> not just the capitol, but i think pretty much nationwide a lot of people looked at it and said, whoa. you know, more guns is not the solution to this. now, mind you, what the nra is proposing and what it's trying to put into place is a program that is, you know, voluntary. they wouldn't force schools to do anything. the nr a said it could voluntees and et cetera, et cetera. the idea that gun control was not spoken of in the nra's first reaction, i think, struck some people as wrong. so there definitely was a lot of blow-back about it. what's the nra trying to do? it's trying to change the conversation. they think the debate should be about safe schools as opposed to guns, and obviously they're the gun lobby so you can understand that. that's what they were doing, and i mean, they got a lot of fierce pushback by some of the folks on capitol hill and some in the country. >> certainly a lot of response from lawmakers. any indication that any of them will get on board with the nra's pr
what's the reaction to the nra's proposal at the capitol there? >> not just the capitol, but i think pretty much nationwide a lot of people looked at it and said, whoa. you know, more guns is not the solution to this. now, mind you, what the nra is proposing and what it's trying to put into place is a program that is, you know, voluntary. they wouldn't force schools to do anything. the nr a said it could voluntees and et cetera, et cetera. the idea that gun control was not spoken of in...
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i think the nra has a strangle hold over both parties on the issue. >> ms. goff, let me ask you this. mitt romney said we don't need stricter gun legislation. when he was governor of massachusetts, he signed an assault weapons ban into law. when you go hunting, you don't need an ak-47. here is how he explains the contradiction. >> as the governor of massachusetts, you did sign legislation restricting or banning assault weapons. did that work in massachusetts to your satisfaction? >> well, actually, the law that we signed in massachusetts was a combination of efforts both on the part of those that were for additional gun rights and those who opposed gun rights, and they came together and made some changes that provided, i think, a better environment for both. and that's why both sides came to celebrate the signing of the bill. >> ms. goff, your response. >> i'm confused. is this a segment where i'm supposed to pretend that i'm surprised mitt romney was flip-flopping on the issue. he was for it before he was against it, just like abortion, just like universal
i think the nra has a strangle hold over both parties on the issue. >> ms. goff, let me ask you this. mitt romney said we don't need stricter gun legislation. when he was governor of massachusetts, he signed an assault weapons ban into law. when you go hunting, you don't need an ak-47. here is how he explains the contradiction. >> as the governor of massachusetts, you did sign legislation restricting or banning assault weapons. did that work in massachusetts to your satisfaction?...
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there are gun owners, nra members who agree with that. after gabby giffords was shot, chris, 71% of the people in the country said we should make it illegal to have a magazine clip that has more than ten bullets in it. and that was a factor in the ability to kill all those people and it is a factor in holmes' ability to kill all those people. if he could not get his hands on a semiautomatic weapon, he wouldn't have been able to kill and injure 70 people. there's no way in that period of time he would have been able to do it. and it makes sense. are we going to be able to eliminate these incidents? no. can we limit the harm? absolutely, yes, we can limit the harm. and as a civilized society, we have no choice but to do it. if our politicians don't have the guts to do it, shame on them. >> governor, as you know, the 100 clips is already illegal. manning if one or or two -- >> but 33 clips. law enforcementner had a 33 clip magazine. and that was legal. that was legal. 33. 33. >> my guess, governor, is that there are at least two or three peo
there are gun owners, nra members who agree with that. after gabby giffords was shot, chris, 71% of the people in the country said we should make it illegal to have a magazine clip that has more than ten bullets in it. and that was a factor in the ability to kill all those people and it is a factor in holmes' ability to kill all those people. if he could not get his hands on a semiautomatic weapon, he wouldn't have been able to kill and injure 70 people. there's no way in that period of time he...
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and the nra, the nra is the enabler of death. >> bill: predictably the far left attack the second amendment after the horrendous colorado movie massacre. we'll have complete coverage of what happened today and deal with the gun controversy. >> there is a jim holmes of aurora, colorado page on the colorado tea party site as well. >> bill: abc news making significant mistake on the early coverage of the massacre. bernie goldberg will have some thoughts on that. >> the ncaa is imposing a fine of $60 million on the university. >> bill: penn state gets hammered. its football program cut way back for at least four years in the wake of the sandusky child molestation scandal. but is the punishment enough? caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. hi, i'm bill o'reilly, thanks forever watching us tonight. guns murder and the u.s.a. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. far left idealogues are demagoguing the mass murder in colorado. they want gun control in the country. uber libera
and the nra, the nra is the enabler of death. >> bill: predictably the far left attack the second amendment after the horrendous colorado movie massacre. we'll have complete coverage of what happened today and deal with the gun controversy. >> there is a jim holmes of aurora, colorado page on the colorado tea party site as well. >> bill: abc news making significant mistake on the early coverage of the massacre. bernie goldberg will have some thoughts on that. >> the ncaa...